Golf club cover



arch'8, 1938. K. L. BURGETT GOLF CLUB COVER Filed Nov. 9, 1 3

AITYE.

Patented Mar. 8, 1938 UNITED S PATENT OFFIQE 1 Claim.

This invention has reference to covers for golf clubs and the like, andhas for its object the provision of a cover adapted to protect the headof the club and having substantially indestructible means for indicatingto a user the particular type of club enclosed by the cover.

I show an embodiment of my invention in the accompanying drawing, inwhich:

Fig. 1 is a side elevational View of a preferred form of my cover;

Fig. 2 is a side elevational view showing the cover in closed positionon a golf club; and.

Fig. 3 is a fragmental sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 2,showing details to be described;

Fig. 4 is a fragmental sectional on line 44 in Fig. 5; and

Fig. 5 is a fragmented side elevational view showing details of amodified structure to be referred to.

Fig. 1 discloses the cover, In, as having an envelope-like form, closedupon its side and top edges and open at the bottom H.

The cover is preferably made from leather, although any suitablematerial may be used. The top edge is preferably rounded as shown. Thesize and shape of the cover may obviously be made to suit any particularform of club.

The unit is provided with co-operative snap fastener elements 12 and I3whereby, when the cover'is applied to a club, the lower portions may befolded over about the stick of the club, as in Fig. 2, and fastened toeffectively hold the cover on the club. Other means of closure may beused to accomplish the same result.

Obviously, with a cover applied as noted, quick identification of theenclosed club may be somewhat difiicult, this being especially true incase a number of clubs in a bag are so covered.

Numerous ideas have been advanced for marking the covers to correspondwith the enclosed clubs, such as by printing or painting numerals viewtaken been described are adapted to stand the wear on the outside of thecover, but these have been found unsatisfactory for the reason that,after a short period of use, the covers become soiled and the numeralsbecome obscured by dirt or rubbed off.

For the purpose of marking the covers, so that the enclosed club mayeasily be identified, in an indestructible manner, I provide anindicator I l.

The indicator may comprise a separate piece of material l4 sewn in theseam I5 which joins the several portions of the cover as indicated inFig. 3, or may have the form of an extending portion of a member of thecover body as indicated in Figs. 4 and 5.

In any case, the indicator is fashioned to have one or more tabs I6, andthe number of tabs is made to indicate the particular form of clubenclosed.

It will be apparent that indicators such as has and tear of use, withoutloss of their indicating function, throughout the life of a cover andthat a cover having such indicating means in combination will have itsutility greatly increased.

Various modifications of structure of my cover are obviously possiblewithout alteration of the principle disclosed. I do not wish to belimited in form or function except Within the scope of the appendedclaim.

What I claim is: 30

A golf club cover comprising, material sewn into a bag-like form with anopen mouth at one end, said bag being closed at its other end, saidmouth being adapted to receive the head of a golf club, and a pluralityof permanent tab markers, each secured by one end to and projectingoutwardly and visibly from said closed end of said bag-like cover, saidtabs being disposed in edgewise relationship to one another whereby thenumber of tabs is readily determinable.

KENNETH L. BURGE'I'I.

